Old Testament · VERSE 18

Genesis 21:18

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Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

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Genesis 21:18 in context

Genesis 21:16

And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

Genesis 21:17

And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

Genesis 21:18SELECTED VERSE

Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 21:19

And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

Genesis 21:20

And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

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